17. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18. The Lord knows the days of the perfect.Their inheritance shall be forever.
19. They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil.In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20. But the wicked shall perish.The enemies of the Lord shall be like the beauty of the fields.They will vanish—vanish like smoke.
21. The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back,but the righteous give generously.
22. For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land.Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
23. A man’s goings are established by the Lord.He delights in his way.
24. Though he stumble, he shall not fall,for the Lord holds him up with his hand.
25. I have been young, and now am old,yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,nor his children begging for bread.
26. All day long he deals graciously, and lends.His offspring is blessed.
27. Depart from evil, and do good.Live securely forever.
28. For the Lord loves justice,and doesn’t forsake his holy ones.They are preserved forever,but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
29. The righteous shall inherit the land,and live in it forever.
30. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.His tongue speaks justice.
31. The law of his God is in his heart.None of his steps shall slide.
32. The wicked watches the righteous,and seeks to kill him.
33. The Lord will not leave him in his hand,nor condemn him when he is judged.